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20.11.14

The girls and I have been listening to Christmas music non-stop for a week now. It is full blown Christmas season in our house. We love it! I am sure they love the idea of presents the most but I love the spirit of Christmas. I feel like every year, the materialistic part of the season is getting worst and worst. Especially since the girls now have two households <meaning twice the amount of presents>, the demands are getting worst. I really want them to enjoy the spirit of the season and all the simple experiences that come with it.

Like decorating the Christmas tree.

The girls were so excited to have their own little tree this year. Their room becomes such a magical space with the twinkling of lights at night.

Since their room is pretty small, I've decided to decorate it with simple greenery.

Instead of getting way too many toys they will play with for one day, I am taking them to see The Nutcracker. I think they are going to love it. I am sure Santa will bring some presents for under the tree too. : ) Stay warm, my friends. It sure is cold out.

17.11.14

It has been rainy and gloomy all day. I wish I could just relax and read a book while the girls play quietly but we all know those days are long gone. The girls are so excited for Christmas and I am so excited for Christmas trees and Christmas music and Christmas cookies. We had a quiet weekend and I got a chance to paint a Gustavian style console. I got it at a flea market months ago and actually forgot about it until this weekend. It isn't made out of real wood but I like the way it looks.

You know when it comes to my furniture or anything in life really...I love my bling bling. Then I would look at pictures from other amazing blogs and see their simple French farm house or Gustavian style decor and I drool over them. I have these daydreams of waking up in an old farm house and galloping with horses and baking pies from scratch while my children in their prairie dresses tend our pet chickens and sheep. Aren't daydreaming so much fun? Since the likelihoods of me galloping with wild horses or my two divas tending our pet chickens are slim to none, I had to settle for a simple painted Gustavian style console.

I painted the console with Chalk Paint® in Paris Grey and went over every detail with dark wax.

A simple small Christmas tree inside a metal bucket completed the look.

How gorgeous is this big gilded mirror?

I am going back to my upholstery class on Saturday and I can't wait to get started with upholstery projects. I actually miss doing upholstery. I have done small projects like dinning room chairs and foot stool but nothing crazy like my daybed. I can't wait to get my crazy out!

8.11.14

So today was the day. The Big Day. Jess's Bridal Shower. As I am writing this post, I am running on three hours of sleep. As usual, I started preparing for the shower at eight o'clock the night before. I was an absolute mess...completely my own fault since I do everything last minute. As I was bossing around and yelling out random things, B said, "You can't expect amazing things if you do things last minute." I just looked at him and said, "Oh No, my friend, you don't know me at all." It seemed it was the exact fuel I needed to get my butt moving and boy, it did. I was up until three in the morning, glittering cups and utensils and pipping butter cream roses on cupcakes. By the last cupcakes, I could no longer move my hand. The end result? It came out pretty amazing if I say so myself. So Suck it, B.

Pink and gold were the colors for the shower. One of the main things I really wanted was for all the ladies to feel extra special and pampered. Of course that means walking around the party with a pink champagne in hand. I hand brushed the gold glitter on champagne flutes. It made the plastic flutes look more luxe. B actually did the chalkboard signs. He did an amazing job.

The first thing I thought about when Jess asked me to host her shower was the dessert table. We both love desserts. I wanted it to look like a flower garden. I ordered the pastries from our local bakery. They are out of this world amazing. I baked the cupcakes.

One of my favorite thing to do is decorate cupcakes. It is like sculpting with yummy butter cream.

Of course you can't have a party without amazing food.

I was half asleep painting gold on these little forks. They came out so good.

How gorgeous is this cart? I got it from Homegoods. Obsessed!

Jess told me she didn't want to play any games during the shower. So I had to find ways to entertain the guests. Here is a little Polaroid station for the ladies to put on vintage hats and pose away.

The biggest hit of the party was my flower crowns station. I can't believe I didn't get a chance to take a picture of it. I put my vanity in the living room with buckets full of flower and let the ladies make their own flower crowns. We all had so much fun! Here is my good friend, Vennessa, loving her flower crown.

What a beautiful day for my beautiful friend. I am truly grateful to have you in my life. It was a day full of love and laughter and friends.

5.11.14

I can't figure my living room out. For such a small house, we have a pretty big living room. I am constantly moving furniture around to make the room feels inviting and warm. Usually Wednesdays are Aurora and my antique shopping days. Bella doesn't get out of school until late afternoon. Today Aurora decided that she is just done with antiquing. "No More, tiquing!" she said. She can't say antique yet. : ) So I spent the morning moving furniture all around the living room and put our rug down for the winter. Ladies, how do you keep your rugs clean with dogs? During summer time, forget about it. Anyway, I got brave today and pulled out my rug.

I got rid of my big coffee table and put these gorgeous wood crates down as coffee tables.

I was using this blue chair as my dinning room chair but I like it much better next to this gorgeous dresser. Don't you? I think it is time for the lace curtains to retire for the season.

The antique daybed used to be right in front of the fire place but I decided to put two velvet chairs down to create another sitting area. Aurora refused to move from her daybed and the dogs agreed with her. So here they are.

We will see how long this set up will last. So far....I like it. The best part about this living room is that every single piece of furniture is either from a flea market or side of the street. Oh and here is a dresser I got recently. Maybe about a month ago, I found this picture on pinterest and completely fell in love with it.

I love the color combinations and the gorgeous floral patterns. Wouldn't it be gorgeous as a dresser? Then I found this dresser a week ago. The details are gorgeous. It is the perfect shape and size.

What do you think? I am excited to get started. Happy Wednesday to you, my friends. Hopefully I will get a chance to take pictures of the festivities this weekend. Yes, the bridal shower is this weekend and as usual this procrastinator is leaving everything last minute. Some things never change.